EP2978461A1 - Olfactory device - Google Patents
Olfactory deviceInfo
- Publication number
- EP2978461A1 EP2978461A1 EP14715254.0A EP14715254A EP2978461A1 EP 2978461 A1 EP2978461 A1 EP 2978461A1 EP 14715254 A EP14715254 A EP 14715254A EP 2978461 A1 EP2978461 A1 EP 2978461A1
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- Prior art keywords
- aroma substance
- individual
- aroma
- carrier gas
- cartridges
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- A63J25/00—Equipment specially adapted for cinemas
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
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- A61L9/046—Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone using substances evaporated in the air without heating with the help of a non-organic compound
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- A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
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- A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
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- A61L2209/00—Aspects relating to disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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Definitions
- aroma substances that is, substances that are either in vapour form or can easily be converted to vapour form and in which form provide a desired odour
- media presentations for example, in cinemas and theatres
- a number of such systems have been suggested and even made and operated, but all suffer from the drawbacks that, in an auditorium, even a small one, large volumes of aroma substances are required, and substantial ventilation systems are required both to blow the substances into the auditorium and to extract them in sufficiently short time for the next substances effectively to be used.
- achieving a uniform effect for an entire audience, even quite a small one is a daunting technical challenge.
- Such a device is not without its problems. For example, while much smaller than the prior devices, it is still of substantial size. In addition, there is no mention of the length of the tubing that takes the scent from the device to the nasal passages. This is an important factor; if a conduit is too long, there is often observed a fractionation effect, in which various components of the desired aroma move at different rates and reach the nasal cavity at different times, thus spoiling a carefully- calculated desired olfactory effect. It has now been found that these problems can be substantially and even completely overcome by means of a device that allows a hitherto unachievable miniaturisation, thus allowing the manufacture of devices that are easily incorporated into seats, or even made wearable.
- the disclosure therefore provides an aroma substance delivery device adapted to deliver an aroma substance exclusively to the nasal cavities of an individual, comprising the following elements: (i) a source of carrier gas flow;
- the source of carrier gas may be any suitable source of gas.
- the carrier gas may be air, and the source may be a compressor.
- the source may be a pressurised cylinder of gas.
- the gas flow is conveyed to a regulating means.
- This means is typically a device that comprises a plurality of channels adapted to convey the gas to cartridges containing aroma substance, one cartridge per channel.
- the regulating means can determine which aroma substances and how much thereof are conveyed and when, and thus alter the nature of the aroma perceived by a user.
- Devices that can fulfil this function are well known in the field of orthonasal testing, for example the MiniVASTM device of Givaudan.
- the operation of the regulating means may be remote, for example, by computer either wired to the regulating device or operating it wirelessly.
- the operation of the individual channels may be programmed, such that particular types and quantities of aroma substances may be delivered in synchronisation with an audio-visual event, such as a film or slide show. This aspect is further described hereinunder.
- such a regulating means is capable of regulating the carrier gas flow, suitably charged with aroma substances, to a plurality of disseminating means.
- a means may, for example, provide identical aroma substances to a plurality of users simultaneously, for example, patrons in a cinema.
- the cartridges of aroma substance from which the desired aroma is created may be any suitable cartridge capable of containing the desired aroma substances and releasing them when impinged upon by a carrier gas.
- One particular type is a cartridge comprising a reservoir containing an aroma substance and being provided with inlet and outlet channels to permit ingress of carrier gas into the reservoir and egress of aroma substance-containing carrier gas from the reservoir, the channels being defined by capillaries having internal diameter and length dimensions sufficient to act as closure means to prevent, or substantially prevent, leakage of aroma substance from the reservoir into a head space external of the cartridge when carrier gas flow is interrupted.
- a cartridge is described in European Patent 1523340.
- the disseminating means may be any disseminating means capable of delivering a vapour-phase substance to the nasal cavities of an individual. For example, it may be a small nose piece able to be worn, or it may be an open tube placed near the nasal cavities.
- the aroma substance-containing cartridges are placed in close proximity to the disseminating means.
- close proximity is meant that the distance between cartridge and disseminating means should be kept to a minimum. What this minimum is will be determined by the specific nature of the device and its location, but the skilled person will readily be able to determine a suitable solution in any particular case.
- the disseminating means is mounted on a flexible "gooseneck" - type fitting of the type frequently used for microphones)
- the cartridges should be as close as practicable to the mounting end of the gooseneck, for example, in a compartment of an audience seat headrest.
- Suitable flow restrictors are well known to the art, and are commercially available from, for example, Universal Microsystems and Mott Corp. The type selected is such that the pressure drop across the flow restrictor is greater than that across the rest of the device as a whole. In such a configuration, they are rate-determining, and they do away with the need for complicated and expensive mass-flow controllers.
- the device may be operated centrally in a theatre, such that all patrons may receive the same vapour-phase substance at the same, appropriate time. As hereinabove described, this may be done manually, or it may be completely automatic, programmed to react to signals that may be transmitted by cable or wirelessly. In a domestic situation, for example, with a DVD player, the appropriate signals may be encoded on the DVD, and these then communicated to the device by any suitable means, such that the appropriate vapour-phase substance is released at the appropriate time and in the appropriate quantity. In the case of a television programme or a digital download from a computer, the appropriate signals may be encoded according to a predetermined standard format.
- the device hereinabove described is very useful in conjunction with entertainment venues such as cinemas, theatres, pubic lectures and the like. It may also be used in domestic situations, in conjunction with television, DVD players and digital download material.
- the disclosure therefore provides means for the provision of individual olfactory sensation as part of an audiovisual educational or entertainment presentation, comprising a device as hereinabove described.
- a complete sensory audio/video/olfactory educational or entertainment experience in which the senses of sight, hearing and smell are simultaneously stimulated in a coordinated manner, comprising the provision of audio/visual apparatus having coordinated visual and aural elements, plus additional olfactory elements coordinated with the visual and/or aural elements, the coordinated olfactory elements being provided by an aroma substance delivery device as hereinabove described.
- Figure 1 is a schematic representation of a device as hereinabove described, for use with an audiovisual system with multiple audience places.
- An air compressor 1 is attached to a regulating means 2.
- the regulating means is a MiniVASTM device (ex Givaudan).
- This regulating means contains regulating valves controlling the passage of air from the compressor to a plurality of primary channels 4, one per aroma substance.
- the regulating means is controlled by a computer 3, which is programmed with the information as to which aroma substances are to be released in which proportions at which time and for which time period to provide the desired olfactory sensation.
- the primary channels 4 extend from the regulating means 2 to a series of manifolds 5. From these manifolds extend a series of secondary channels 6, one secondary channel per audience place. Within each secondary channel 6 at the point where it exits from the manifold 5 is placed a flow restrictor, configured such that the pressure drop across the flow restrictor is higher than the pressure drop across the rest of the device.
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